Celebrate Raksha Bandhan with Rakhi Collectables
Rakshah Bandhan is a Hindu festival that celebrates brotherly love. It is traditionally celebrated in the lunar calendar month of Sravana on the full moon. Raksha means "protection" and Bandhan means "to tie." It is customary for sisters to tie a rakhi, which is a bracelet made of woven red and gold threads, around their brothers' arms as a way to commemorate their relationship. You can find inexpensive rakhis on eBay, so you will be ready when the time comes to give your brother(s) a rakhi.
What are rakhi bracelets made of?Traditional rakhis are made of red and gold cotton threads. Contemporary rakhis are now often made of other colours and may include woven silk threads, stones, shells, and beads for more elaborately decorated bracelets. These extra decorative items will usually be woven into the threads in a specific pattern. You can find many different types of rakhi bracelets to suit any taste or style online at eBay.
Sizing for rakhi braceletsRakhi bracelets are purchased as open lengths that are meant to be tied on the recipient's wrist. As such, they are a "one-size-fits-all" size that is long enough to fit most people's wrists.
Who can give and receive a rakhi bracelet?Now the tradition of giving a rakhi bracelet has evolved into others joining in the custom. You can buy rakhisfor any of these participants:
- Priests - Priests will tie rakhis around the wrists of congregation members.
- Close friends - Not only siblings but also friends can give each other rakhis.
- Prime minister - Women tie rakhis around the wrists of the Prime Minister.
- Soldiers - People tie rakhis around the wrists of soldiers.
Giving rachis has become a more varied type of gift-giving occasion than previously. You can give many different types of gifts to your brother or special friend, besides giving rakhi bracelets. You can even have these special rakhi gifts personalised with a meaningful picture of the person or both of you or have it inscribed with the recipient's name. Some people you buy from on eBay will personalise a rakhi gift for you.
Can you buy multipacks of rakhi bracelets? You can find lots of multipacks of rakhi bracelets for sale online at eBay. This is a convenient and affordable way to ensure that you have a rakhi gift for everyone in your circle of family and friends, no matter how many you have.